It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon here in Florida with beautiful, blue skies, a light breeze and steaming hot temperatures. What do I make to cool down – a tropical mojito with a little “island” feel.
This cocktail recipe is all about “put the lime in the coconut & drink it all up”! In this case, you add some pineapple and sparkling water too and go all tropical with an easy, cool and refreshing drink – a Pineapple Coconut Mojito.
If you’ve never tried a mojito, a Cuban rum drink that is made with lots of lime, sugar and mint, then you are really missing out. Here in South Florida, with our large Cuban population, it is a standard almost anywhere you go but now is your chance to give a similar drink a try at home. This drink has got a little more going for it in that it is more naturally sweetened with pineapple juice instead of sugar and adds a bit more of the tropics in it with the flavor of coconut.
Doesn’t that sound like just what you need as temperatures soar? So what are you waiting for? Go on, you know you want to give it a try! Have one for me too. Cheers!
PINEAPPLE COCONUT MOJITO
Ingredients:
1 6-oz can pineapple juice
1/2 cup coconut water
2 Tablespoons lime juice
4-oz. rum
1/2 cup La Croix Lime sparkling water
Garnish: pineapple wedges, cherries
Directions:
- In a cocktail shaker, combine pineapple juice, coconut water, lime juice and rum. You can either serve over ice immediately or chill in refrigerator until your party starts.
- Fill 2 tall glasses with ice and divide rum mixture evenly.
- Add 1/4 cup sparkling water to each glass.
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge & a cherry, if desired. If making a pitcher, add sparkling water just before serving.
Serves 2.
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